How do our hearts beat 24/7 without needing to take a break/rest period?
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They aren’t working balls to the wall all the time. The cells with a steady supply of sugar and oxygen will pump indefinitely at a normal rate. If something causes them to work super hard (increase rate, force, etc) for too long, or deplete their oxygen supply (heart attack, suffocation) it’ll shut down
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